<s>
BIMx	B-Application
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
desktop	O
and	O
mobile	O
software	O
tools	O
to	O
interactively	O
present	O
the	O
3D	O
model	O
and	O
2D	O
documentation	O
of	O
Building	B-Architecture
Information	I-Architecture
Models	I-Architecture
created	O
with	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
through	O
a	O
much	O
simpler	O
and	O
intuitive	O
interface	O
than	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
's	O
complex	O
BIM	B-Architecture
authoring	O
environment	O
's	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
models	O
with	O
2D	O
drawing	O
sheets	O
exported	O
to	O
BIMx	B-Application
document	O
format	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
with	O
native	O
viewer	O
applications	O
developed	O
for	O
Apple	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIMx	B-Application
presents	O
three	O
dimensional	O
building	O
models	O
in	O
an	O
interactive	O
way	O
similar	O
to	O
First-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clients	O
,	O
consultants	O
and	O
builders	O
can	O
virtually	O
walk	O
through	O
and	O
make	O
measurements	O
in	O
the	O
3D	O
model	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
installing	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
2D	O
construction	O
documentation	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
BIMx	B-Application
Hyper-model	O
'	O
s	O
3D	O
model	O
views	O
providing	O
more	O
detailed	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Graphisoft	O
BIMx	B-Application
software	O
suite	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
different	O
applications	O
:	O
the	O
desktop	O
publisher	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
viewer	O
apps	O
for	O
desktop	O
and	O
mobile	O
and	O
the	O
web	O
viewer	O
application	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiCAD	B-Application
(	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
/	O
Windows	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
BIM	B-Architecture
authoring	O
tool	O
,	O
a	O
commercial	O
application	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
publish	O
BIMx	B-Application
Hyper-models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIMx	B-Application
App	O
(	O
iOS	B-Application
/	O
Android	B-Application
)	O
:	O
A	O
free	O
app	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	O
App	O
Store	O
for	O
displaying	O
3D	O
models	O
on	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
or	O
other	O
Android-based	O
smartphones	O
or	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-app	O
purchase	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
free	O
BIMx	B-Application
iOS	B-Application
app	O
for	O
buying	O
PRO	O
license	O
to	O
view	O
hyper-models	O
or	O
a	O
model-sharing	O
license	O
to	O
share	O
a	O
specific	O
model	O
with	O
any	O
stakeholder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIMx	B-Application
PRO	O
App	O
(	O
iOS	B-Application
)	O
:	O
A	O
commercial	O
application	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	O
App	O
Store	O
for	O
displaying	O
the	O
entire	O
BIMx	B-Application
Hyper-model	O
:	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
3D	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
building	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
its	O
two	O
dimensional	O
architectural	O
documentation	O
set	O
as	O
drawn	O
and	O
detailed	O
with	O
ARCHICAD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIMx	B-Application
Desktop	O
Viewer	O
(	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
/	O
Windows	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
desktop	O
application	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
freely	O
downloaded	O
to	O
view	O
BIMx	B-Application
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIMx	B-Application
Web	O
Viewer	O
:	O
A	O
free	O
web	O
service	O
to	O
access	O
BIMx	B-Application
Hyper-models	O
in	O
a	O
browser	O
without	O
any	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
integrated	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
GRAPHISOFT	O
BIMx	B-Application
Model	O
Transfer	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
engine	O
of	O
BIMx	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
Swedish	O
developer	O
:	O
Zermatt	O
Virtual	O
Reality	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
product	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
add-on	O
for	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphisoft	O
acquired	O
Zermatt	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
released	O
Virtual	B-Application
Building	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
for	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
13	O
and	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Building	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
for	O
ArchiCAD	B-Application
15	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
BIMx	B-Application
or	O
BIM	B-Architecture
Explorer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BIMx	B-Application
Hyper-model	O
concept	O
provides	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
drawing	O
sheets	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
floor	O
plans	O
and	O
sections	O
)	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
virtual	O
environment	O
generated	O
from	O
the	O
3D	O
building	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2D	O
drawing	O
sheets	O
of	O
a	O
BIMx	B-Application
Hyper-model	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
opened	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
paid	O
BIMx	B-Application
PRO	O
application	O
or	O
by	O
an	O
in-app	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
